Salem City Municipal Corporation

Salem City Municipal Corporation
Salem Corporation emblem
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
Houses	2 Houses Legislature Assembly Executive Assembly
Established	1 April 1866 (158 years ago) (1866-04-01)
Leadership
Mayor	A. Ramachandran
Deputy Mayor	Saradha Devi
Commissioner	S.Balachander IAS
District Collector	Dr.R.Brindha Devi, IAS
City Police Commissioner	Tmt. B.Vijayakumari IPS
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Government (50) SPA (50)   DMK (48)   INC (2) Opposition (10)   AIADMK (7)   IND (3)
Ward	60
Zones	4 Zones Hastampatti Ammapettai Kondalampatti Suramangalam
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	19 February 2022
Next election	2027
Motto
நகர் நலம் நாடு (tamil) City Wealth Country
Meeting place
Website
www.salemcorporation.gov.in

Salem City Municipal Corporation (SCMC) is a civic body that governs Salem city, Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner. This corporation consists of 60 wards^[1] and is headed by a Mayor who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 60 councillors who represent each ward in the city. SCMC is the fifth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu. For administrative purposes, the Salem corporation is divided into four zones: Suramangalam, Hasthampatty, Ammapettai, and Kondalampatty. Each Zonal Office has its own Zonal Chairman and an Asst. Commissioner to take care of Zonal Activities.